DIY Home Decor Ideas: 7 Easy and Trendy Home Decorating crafts!

ByIsabel August 26, 2023

We could bombard you with 100 DIY home decor ideas, like crochet or pallet do-it-yourself that are already out of fashion. However, we’d rather share 7 very easy crafts to decorate that will elevate your home’s style.

Many of these DIY decoration items and things you’ve seen in magazines, Instagram profiles, and Pinterest – they’re trendy in 2024! Plus, they are beautiful, elegant, and even practical home decorating crafts.

The perfect way to decorate your house on a budget, are you up for it?

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DIY projects for home decor

We often associate the term ‘crafts’ with easy handicrafts for children, nothing could be further from the truth. Crafts for home decor are for all ages, they just serve different purposes; in this case, DIY home decorating crafts.

Unlike children’s crafts, DIY decor often require certain skills and materials. In this list, we’ve arranged DIY decoration ideas from easier to more challenging, suitable for those skilled in handywork as well as for those who don’t even know how to use a drill.

DIY rustic vase

If you’ve taken a look at the latest vases and flower pots from Zara Home, Pottery Barn, or West Elm, you’ve probably come across ceramic, stoneware, or terracotta vases with relief. They feature an antique, vintage, and rustic appearance reminiscent of Tuscan vases or Mediterranean earthenware jars.

These decorative vases are truly beautiful to use in any interior decorating style, but they can be quite expensive. The good news is that you can make a DIY vase yourself with little money, and in just a few minutes.

If you search on Pinterest, YouTube, or Instagram, you’ll find different DIY vases ideas to achieve the ceramic or earthenware effect on. All of them are equally valid, and you’ll achieve good and lasting results. Here are some of the most commonly used methods for this DIY home projects:

Painting with chalk paint mixed with baking soda to create the texture. It can also be done with coffee, yeast, or any powdered substance you have in the kitchen.
Using a decorative stone-effect spray, you have many options at home improvements stores. It’s easier to use and quicker.
Painting with dimensional paint or paste.
Creating the texture with plaster or gypsum and then painting with desired colors. This can yield a much more vintage result. You can also use gray-colored cement directly, eliminating the need for painting afterward.

This DIY decoration idea, of course, is not limited only to vases and flower pots; it can also be applied to artworks, bowls, and even lamps! However, it’s only recommended for items that will be indoors, not outdoors.

DIY planters or plant pots

On the internet, you can find many ideas for homemade DIY plant pots using paint, rope, baskets, crochet, bottles, and old containers you have at home to create recycled DIY planters. They are easy DIY to make and visually appealing.

However, the idea we want to suggest to you goes much further. With this DIY decor idea, you can have your own unique plant pots for both indoor and outdoor use at a very low cost.

Moreover, to create these modern, stylish and DIY cheap planters, you only need 3 materials: plant containers, glue and paint.

Tree stump table

Wooden tree stump tables have been part of our home decor for a few years now; it’s one of those DIY decoration items that never goes out of style.

They have a timeless style that blends perfectly with any decorative style, from Scandinavian to industrial, despite tree stumps being inherently rustic and boho. Their common use includes serving as coffee tables, nightstands, side tables or end tables.

You can also create beautiful decorative trays using a tree trunk, perfect to achieve rustic and cute home decor.

If you wish to achieve a DIY end table with the aesthetics of the ones mentioned earlier, this combo of natural tree trunk slices and coffee table metal legs from Amazon are exactly the same!

This decoration craft is super easy to make; you only need the tree log slice, some small table legs (they can be repurposed from a stool or bought), and screws or adhesive.

DIY Hanging shelves with rope

Likewise, wooden and rope hanging shelves have been part of our decor for some time now. A DIY hanging shelf, can consist of individual suspended shelves or form larger shelving units, often with raw solid pine boards.

Their floating designs can be truly lovely depending on the type of wood used, as well as the rope. In a hanging rope shelf, if the wood is finely planed, it will be more elegant. Conversely, the more natural it appears, the more rustic the style.

How to make hanging shelves with rope? A rope shelf is very simple to make; you’ll only need a piece of wood, jute rope, hanging hooks, and rope stoppers.

Basket pendant light

Wicker or rattan pendant light is a true must-have for your home. Their style makes them perfect for boho and Mediterranean decorations, especially for embellishing terraces, gazebos, pergolas, and gardens.

In decor stores, you can find this type of basket lamp for prices up to 500 dollars – it’s quite a splurge! The good news is that you can create an identical one for less than 20 dollars.

How to make a DIY basket pendant light? It’s easy, with a basket.

It’s the simplest DIY in history. You just need to turn a basket upside down and insert a light bulb or battery-operated LED light with remote control, like these from Amazon.

Being able to use battery-powered spotlights allows you to place the lamp even in areas where you don’t have an electrical outlet and create a source of light without having to dig into the wall.

DIY with marble scrap or tiles

Aesthetic decoration is trendy in all its variations, from the most minimalist to the eclectic Kawaii-inspired decor. One of the trends we can observe within aesthetic homes is furniture adorned with tiles or created from tile fragments, such as the renowned ’tile table,’ especially in the realm of DIY room decor.

Furniture of this style can be extremely expensive, even a small jewelry tray comes with ridiculously high prices.

That’s why we suggest you make them yourself by breaking some pieces of tiles you no longer use. Sometimes, you can find them in the trash. A great way to do DIY with recycled objects and very affordable!

Then, use these fragments to create small decorative items such as bookends, a wall tile shelf, coasters, jewelry trays, or even a base for a mirror.

Alternatively, you can create your own ’tile’ furniture. This is a bit more challenging, not due to its inherent difficulty, but because of the materials involved and the time it will take to complete.

You’ll need adhesive plaster or plaster and then affix each piece onto a basic piece of furniture you already have, or construct it using wooden panels. Once everything is in place, you’ll need to apply grout to the joints.

IKEA Hacks: customize your furniture

The internet is full of IKEA hacks, some easy and some not, some beautiful and some are a complete no-go. In this case, we want to encourage you to personalize IKEA basics and classics like the shoe cabinet and HEMNES dresser, or the KALLAX shelf. It is the perfect way to have unique home decor and furniture.

In the past few years, it was common to see customizations that involved placing a wooden board on top, and this continues to be done. However, now we’re taking it a step further. Although it’s a bit more complex to execute, the result is beautiful, and it’s perfect for all types of home decor.

This home improvement DIY involves covering or lining the furniture, usually the drawers or doors, with wooden dowels. This often includes changing the handles and painting the entire piece.

For this purpose, you can use wooden dowels like these from Amazon, or grooved board/paneling, and even a bamboo placemat made of dowels can work for you.

As we mentioned at the beginning, these DIY affordable home decor ideas are easy to make, quick, and fun. Some will help you complete your home’s decoration, others to personalize furniture and decorating supplies, or even create new decorative objects from recycled elements.

But undoubtedly, all of these wonderful DIY ideas and projects are perfect for creating a stylish, modern, and cozy decoration on a budget.

Which crafts for home decor did you like the most? Would you like to know the step-by-step process of any particular DIY house project?

Write us in the comments! And don’t forget to check out these other articles about do-it-yourself.